Format: use professional writing format, no sub-titles in the essay, there need to be specific page number and writers name for in text cites. Times New Roman 12 font size, Only use the resources that I provided to you. no outside resource allowed. No outside resource. only use the resources that I provided with you. You must use both direct short quote from the reading and paraphrase at the same time. We need both: direct short quote and paraphrase. I need short quotes directly from the reading.
There are two question to answer for this essay. Answer each of them seperately. The purpose of the essay is to make the strongest case you can in response to the question. The best
answers will have a thesis that organizes the essay and will include specific examples from the texts, not relying on general summary.
Prompt: 1. According to Enlightenment thinkers, what does it mean to be free? In your answer, draw on three
authors from the course. Give specific reasons for your evaluation.
Prompt 2: . According to Romantic thinkers, what is the most powerful kind of experience (e.g., aesthetic, religious, emotional) that would help us make our lives better? In your answer, draw on at least two authors from the course. Be specific about the particular experience as well as how it is expected to make our lives better.
Answer those two questions seperately, for the first question, you can refer to Enlightment thinkers like John Locke, Rousseau: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality&On the Social Contract section and others. For the second prompt, you can refer to Romanticism thinkers like Schiller, schleiermacher and others.
Stick with the prompt of the essay, I know it is hard to read those hard readings but I want to say thank you so much for help. Make sure do in text cites with both direct quotes and paraphrase, always have the specific page number with it. Try to make the argument and pull out supporting evidences instead of summarized the reading.
